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Mahidol laureates call for global focus on public health
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/01/2026
» Recipients of the Prince Mahidol Award 2025 have called for global cooperation to strengthen public health security amid geopolitical uncertainty and conflict.
South has cleanest air as North battles
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/03/2021
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Fridy revealed five southern provinces with the best air quality in the country.
At least 400,000 infections expected
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/03/2020
» Widespread transmission will slow down until the number of infected cases per week peaks between January and February next year. At least 400,000 people will be diagnosed with Covid-19 this year and next, with the peak period expected to be during the next cool season, according to Sophon Iamsirithavorn, chief of the Communicable Disease Division.
Govt steps up virus testing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/02/2020
» The Ministry of Public Health has tightened screening criteria for people in eight provinces popular with Chinese tourists after the number of Covid-19 cases in Thailand changed little over the past week.
Woman, 74, recovers from virus after 'Thai cocktail'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2020
» An elderly Chinese woman who received a "Thai cocktail" of HIV and flu drugs to treat severe Covid-19-related pneumonia left hospital on Tuesday after making a full recovery, a government official said.
Japanese and S'pore arrivals screened
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2020
» Health authorities have extended coronavirus screening to cover visitors from Japan and Singapore while denying entry to passengers and crew of the MS Westerdam, now berthed in Cambodia.
Visitors from Cambodia face testing
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/02/2020
» The health authorities have ordered strict screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and others arriving on flights or land from Cambodia after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday.
Cambodian arrivals to be screened
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2020
» Health authorities have ordered strict screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and other people arriving on flights and by land from Cambodia, after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday.
Cruise ship has not applied to enter Thailand
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/02/2020
» The Marine Department on Wednesday confirmed the cruise ship Westerdam had not yet sought permission to enter Thailand, having already been refused entry by three other countries due to fears of coronavirus infections on board.
Aid but no harbour for unwanted liner
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/02/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will give humanitarian help to the Dutch-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship, with over 2,000 passengers and crew aboard, but remains firm in his decision not to allow the ship to dock in Thailand as part of strict measures against novel coronavirus.